The Late Great Julian Sands

Julian Sands, who starred in the movies A Room with a View (1985) and Warlock (1989), went missing while on a hike on a trail on Mount Baldy in California on January 13 2023. Human remains recently found by hikers were confirmed to be Mr. Sands on June 27 2023.

Julian Sands was born on January 4 1958 in  Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Lord Wandsworth College in Hamphsire. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He appeared in the short film "Broken Enilgsh" in 1979.

In 1982 he made his television debut in a small part in an episode of Play for Today. He made his film debut in 1983 in a small part in Privates on Parade. In the Eighties he appeared in the movies Oxford Blues (1984), The Killing Fields (1984), After Darkness (1985), The Doctor and the Devils (1985), A Room with a View (1985), Gothic (1986), Siesta (1987), Vibes (1988), Wherever You Are (1988), Warlock (1989), Manika, une vie plus tard (1989), Tennessee Nights (1989), Il sole anche di notte (1990), and Arachnophobia (1990). On television he appeared in the mini-series A Married Man and The Sun Also Rises. He appeared in the TV movies Romance on the Orient Express, The Holy Experiment, Harem, Basements, Murder on the Moon, and Blood Royal: William the Conqueror. He guest starred on the show The Box of Delights.

In the Nineties Mr. Sands appeared in the movies Impromptu (1991), Cattiva (1991), Grand Isle (1991), La villa del venerdì (1991), Naked Lunch (1991), The Turn of the Screw (1992), Tale of a Vampire (1992), Boxing Helena (1993), Warlock: The Armageddon (1993), The Browning Version (1994), Mario und der Zauberer (1994), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Never Ever (1996), One Night Stand (1997), Long Time Since (1998), The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1998), Il fantasma dell'opera (1998), Mercy (2000), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), Love me (2000),  Timecode (2000), and Vatel (2000). On television he guest starred on the shows Chicago Hope and Strangers. He provided voices for the animated shows Biker Mice from Mars, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. He appeared in the TV movies Witch Hunt, The Tomorrow Man, and End of Summer.

In the Naughts he appeared on television in the fifth season of the show 24. He also had roles on the short-lived show Lipstick Jungle and Bollywood Hero. He guest starred on the shows The L Word, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Marple, Blood Ties, Ghost Whisperer, Castle, and Smallville. Julian Sands appeared in the mini-series Rose Red and Napoleon. He appeared in the TV movie Ring of the Nibelungs. He was the voice of Valmont on the animated show Jackie Chan Adventures. He appeared in the movies The Scoundrel's Wife (2002), The Medallion (2003), Easy Six (2003), Romasanta (2004), Her Name is Carla (2006), La piste (2006), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Cat City (2008), Blood and Bone (2009), Heidi 4 Paws (2009), Golf in the Kingdom (2010), and Assisting Venus (2010).

In the Teens Julian Sands appeared on television on the shows Crossbones and Will. He guest starred on the shows Above Suspicion, NTSF:SD:SUV, Person of Interest, Dexter, Banshee, Rosamunde Pilcher, Crónica de Castas, The Village, Banshee Origins, Gotham, The Blacklist, Elementary, Medici, and Into the Dark. He appeared in the mini-series Man in an Orange Shirt and What/If. He appeared in the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Hirokin (2012), Suspension of Disbelief (2012),  All Things to All Men (2013), Cesar Chavez (2014), GHB: To Be or Not to Be (2014), Me (2014), Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014), Sariel (2015) The Loner (2016), El elegido (2016), Crooked House (2017), Toy Gun (2018), Walk Like a Panther (2018), Trautmann (2018), The Painted Bird (2019), The Garden of Evening Mists (2019), and Yeh Ballet (2020). He was the narrator of the segment "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" in the movie Extraordinary Tales (2013) and the movie Borley Rectory (2017). He provided voices for Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm (2019) and Bobbleheads: The Movie (2020).

In the 2020s, Julian Sands appeared in the movies Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021), Benediction (2021), The Survivalist (2021), The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021), The Ghost of Monday (2022), Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes (2023), and The Piper (2023).

Julian Sand also provided voices for several videos games, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and the voice of Q in several James Bond video games.

Julian Sands was a remarkable actor with a great deal of versatility. He could play in romances, most notably appearing as the independent thinking George Emerson in A Room with a View. In The Browning Version he had a small role as the enthusiastic new Head of Modern Languages Tom Gilbert. In Gothic he played poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Julian Sands was perfectly capable of playing villains as well. In Warlock he played the spellcaster of the title, a 17th century warlock who travels through time to begin a reign of terror in 20th Century Los Angeles. In Boxing Helena he played Dr. Nick Cavanaugh, who holds a woman captive in his home and begins to amputate her limbs to keep her there. Julian Sands had an incredible amount of talent, and could play a wide variety of roles.